Another week…

I know. I haven’t been posting here much lately. I’m nearing the end of one round of deadlines, and I’ve spent so much time editing that I’ve reached the point where words just look wrong, like I’ve misspelled them, and the longer I look the more wrong they appear. Stare at enough letters long enough, and they start to morph into weird hieroglyphics. I suppose it’s my brain telling me I could use a bit less time at the keyboard and a little more time with my head on a pillow. But here’s the score. Last Exit, which started at 122,000+ words, now is skimming just under the 107,000 mark.

Oh, yeah. Work on the boat is about to move into another phase, so I’ll have to the post about.

“A mystery in the John D. MacDonald tradition – both in its largely watery setting and tone, the novel also brings to mind Dashiell Hammett in the complexity of its plot, and even Stieg Larsson in its use of a strong young woman with an attitude as a main character. Last Exit In New Jersey is well-paced, densely-plotted story that mystery-thriller fans will enjoy immensely.”
~ Alex Austin, author of The Red Album of Asbury Park Remixed

Hazel Moran, the tough truck-driving amateur sleuth introduced in Last Exit in New Jersey, returns in this dark and twisting sequel.